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State University of New York enrollment grew for the fifth consecutive year to 382,684 students, up 2.2 percent since last fall, according to preliminary data released today by Chancellor Robert L. King. Full-time undergraduate enrollment is the highest in the university’s history – 235,618 – up 4.4 percent from last fall. New full-time graduate/professional student […]
A major exhibition of masterpieces from the Library’s extensive collection of Japanese art and literature will be on display in the North and South Galleries of the Great Hall of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building from Sept. 27, 2001, through Jan. 5, 2002. Hours for the exhibition are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday. “The […]
Welcome to the next millennium in back-to-school needs. From notebook computers and Palm Pilots to Playstation 2 systems and DVD players, college students are headed to school this year with the latest in technology.
The transition from high school to college has never been easy. As the current average graduation rate at four-year colleges or universities of less than 50% shows, the college experience has not become any easier. An increasing number of students, therefore, want to get a head start and take college-level courses while still in high […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the NSF Middleware Initiative (NMI), a cluster of awards totaling $12 million. As one of the awardees, EDUCAUSE will join several institutional research centers and Internet consortia in a cooperative agreement to develop network collaboration tools and infrastructure protocols to support the next generation of the Internet.
Almost everyone from Minnesota has heard about the St. Paul Winter Festival and the Minneapolis Aquatennial, but sandwiched in-between the two biggies are thousands of smaller festivals held in communities all across the state. There are festivals to celebrate the potato, the carp, turtle racing, and more!
The number of students taking classes through the Web-based Kentucky Virtual University more than doubled this fall to 5,034, the Council on Postsecondary Education said Monday.
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker considers whether today’s students will come to see their university education as a good investment.
Lightspan, Inc. (NASDAQ: LSPN) (the Company), a leading provider of quality curriculum-based software and Internet products and services used in schools and homes, announced today that it has signed a three-year, million dollar contract to supply Internet subscription products and professional development services to the San Antonio Independent School District (ISD). San Antonio ISD is […]
Apex Learning and the University of Washington (UW) today announced a partnership to develop ten new online courses for high schools. The leading provider of virtual school solutions to K-12 institutions, Apex Learning brings its virtual school platform and expertise to developing the new core curriculum courses while the UW contributes its knowledge of the […]